Brady is now seven months old! I feel that the last month has FLOWN by in a blink of an eye. He is officially crawling around the house, getting into mischief. He goes after door springs, cords, our wine rack, and anything else he can find on the floor (including the animals.) Austin (our black cat) is slowly warming up to the fact that he has to surrender to the new crawling baby. Brady is also babbling a lot! He gets very excited, bounces up and down, and says, "da da da da da da da".... I swear I heard him say Daisy today. But, it was probably hopeful wishing. Another new thing that has come about during the past month is him sitting himself up. He goes from being on his back, rolls himself onto his stomach, gets into his crawling position, and swings his legs in front of him! It is amazing how quickly he picked that one up. He can also hold himself up in a standing position for quite a long time (about three minutes.) Things are happening quickly! AH PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE! :)

To celebrate seven months of being awesome we went to the zoo today :) Here is the cutest raccoon at the zoo!

 Brady and myself at the pier by our home :)

 Go Patriots! Pretty much the cutest baby ever!

 I sent this photo into Ellen DeGeneres for the biggest fan contest... I want some Super Bowl tickets!

We also went to the mall this past weekend, here is Brady trying on an aviator hat. We didn't get it :( Daddy is cheap.

SWINNNNNGS! He experienced his first swing ride this past weekend in Fort Walton Beach! :) He loved it! I think he enjoyed watching the children run around just as much! 

Checking out the children running around in the sand.

 "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

 Video of him on the swing. I apologize for the horrible angle and extreme close ups haha.

Watching the Patriots play the Ravens.

Feeding the giraffes (on his seven month birthday.) He is becoming a lot more interested/focused on the animals. He gets very excited and tries talking to them (or squealing and screaming with delight.)

 KITTTTY! Kitty will eat you....

Concluding with Daisy scaring poor Brady. When I eat dinner, I put Daisy in her crate and Brady in front of the crate to keep him busy. Brady LOVES talking to Daisy. However, the cats were playing in another room and Daisy wanted in on the play time (which means she wanted to chase the poor kitties.) So she made it known by barking, which scared Brady

 We went for a walk along the pier by our home today. We saw a TON of HUGE jellyfish. Here are two of the many jellies we saw floating. We always see something new at the pier. Sharks, dolphins, stingrays, very large sea turtles, and now jelly fish! Not your everyday jellyfish either, they were HUGE.

This weekend, we watched the Patriots beat the Broncos!

 

Ripping the earring out of my ear!

Bubble-time!

 He is rolling around the rooms these days. Here he is colliding with Daisy. Poor Daisy.

A week ago, it was very warm out. We went out to eat at Panera.

(here are some random Iphone pictures from Victor's phone during our trip up to DC)

Below are his parents. Brady thinks the big boy glass is for him.

Playing with toys that were mine, when I was a baby. He looks overwhelmed.

I tried to fit him into his Uncle Geoff's baby elf outfit. He didn't appreciate it.

Sleeping on the car ride home. Poor baby boy had his awful cold then...

Back to the more current times:
Crazy Brady face... trying to crawl

 Trying to crawl to Daisy.

 Daisy and Brady kisses...

From this weekend, I ran a personal best time at Pensacola Half :) And it was mighty cold for the first 4 miles... thankfully, once the sun was higher up it warmed up a bit...

 After the race, I collapsed on the couch with Brady, and we cheered the Patriots on as the beat the Broncos. Can you tell I was exhausted!?

Quick video of Brady crawling :)

Brady's 6 month photo shoot! Milestones by 6 months:
Vocally, Brady squeals and giggles with delight. He makes a motor boat and gargling noise a lot. He babbles a lot. Physically, he can sit unsupported without toppling over every two minutes. He can stand on his two feet (holding your hands.) He practices crawling, by getting onto all fours and swaying his body back and forth, until he ultimately lunges forward, onto his baby face. He rolls around the room, until he gets stuck in a corner. He hops up and down on his bum. He reaches for us, when he wants us to hold him. He is infatuated with animals; especially, Daisy. He loves that dog.  He has been eating solids (loves bananas.) He has experienced his first cold (on New Year's Eve-almost over it now :) ) At 6 months and 2 weeks old, he weighed in at 17.2 lbs and measured 27 inches. Just above average for height and just below average for weight. But the doctor said that is typical in breastfed babies. He has two bottom teeth and is working on his top ones now. Not very fun to be bit by those chompers. I am excited for him to learn new things. But at the same time, I want to hit the pause button. It won't be long before my pile of immobile baby love will be running around this house, getting into mischief.

Concluding this with the rolls royce, we drove by in Georgia on our way home to Florida. Brady thinks he will be driving this car, when he is 16.